Rationale

Pacific Rim

Plate Tectonics

Ring of Fire

Parts of a Volcano

Volcanic Eruptions

How Volcanoes Work

Magma

Types of Volcanoes I

Types of Volcanoes II

Predictions

Volcanic Vocabulary

Teacher’s Choice

Standards

Best Volcano Site

Opening Video

Live Volcano Cams

Schools on the Pacific Rim

Volcanoes of the World

Greatest Volcano Site

 

Volcano Explodes!

 

Our Task

Directions:

Let’s read the questions below and either click on the questions,or go to the boxes above in order to find the answers to our search.We need to partner with another student in order to make sure the answers are correct.Each couple will write down what they have found and share it with the class at the end of the hour.You will need a paper and pencil to start.We will work on questions 1-4 today.Next week we will work on questions 5-8.The following week we will continue with questions 9-11.So, let’s get going on our VolcanoQuest, and go to the first question!

Questions:

1. What are the layers of the earth called?

2. What are plates?

3. Where do volcanoes occur?

4. How do volcanoes form?

5. What are the different types of volcanoes? 

6. How do we know if a volcano is going to erupt?

7. What happens during an eruption?

8. What types of lava do volcanoes create?

9. Are there volcanoes under the water?

10. What is a geyser?

11. Are there volcanoes on other planets? 

Volcano Movies!